Taiwan university unveils smart yoga learning platform

台灣大學推出智慧瑜珈學習平台

Myogai transforms tablet into personal coach with real-time tracking and feedback


TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Four international students from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology developed Myogai, an AI-powered yoga learning platform that combines image recognition and big data technology.

According to the university, Myogai is the world's first platform to integrate AI with learning yoga. It transforms a tablet into a personal coach, providing real-time pose tracking, voice feedback, and personalized guidance for safe and effective at-home practice, per CNA.

The project won the silver award for their AI application at this year’s Best AI Awards, a competition organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs aimed at fostering AI innovation and talent.

Dale Neal, one of the developers and a doctoral student in the university’s Information Management Department, said that Myogai is currently a free platform available upon account registration. It is set to offer more advanced yoga courses and collaborate with yoga teaching organizations, adopting a small subscription fee model.

Neal said the inspiration for Myogai's development came from creating human motion tracking technology for a robotics competition. He noted the platform's user interface was developed using Google’s open-source tools and further optimized through programming languages.

Neal expressed gratitude for the support from the university’s Business Incubation Center, which provided legal assistance, resource support, and guidance on competition strategy. The center aims to nurture students’ development of innovative technologies and enhance their employment opportunities.

In May, students from the university’s Mechanical Engineering Department integrated ultrasound and AI image recognition technologies to develop a track inspection module. This module can be installed under trains to detect track cracks and abnormalities, improving inspection efficiency. It can also serve as an alternative to traditional diesel-powered inspection vehicles, helping to reduce carbon emissions.

In that same month, the university’s international students collaborated with senior students from the university’s elder academy to create bilingual storybooks and videos using AI tools. One elderly participant used AI to process photos taken before her father passed away and created a simulated image of her father smiling.